Electronic Music’s Big Star: Diddy

Next week, a Los Angeles conference focused on electronic dance music will feature an unusual speaker: Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop star, producer and serial entrepreneur.

Though Mr. Combs is perhaps best known for the rap records he released under his former stage name — Puff Daddy — including the Grammy-winning 1997 album “No Way Out,” the 44-year-old has been a regular at dance-music festivals for years. He has collaborated with electronic music artists such as the DJ duo Deep Dish, and even starred in a documentary film about the Spanish dance-party island of Ibiza.

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